Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Tag: DOXA

Politics in Vancouver, are never heavily discussed, because, the neighbours down below (and sometimes at the right of the country) have somewhat more interesting stories, while Canadian leaders, seem to lack confidence and a proper brain. I mean look at our current PM. How many blunders has he made? I guess we’ll never find out […]

At what point does a political protest cross the line into domestic terrorism? Anyone whose seen the vandalism and violence perpetrated against dissenters and journalists by groups like ANTIFA know the line can very quickly be blurred. A more rural stance against supposed government oppression plays out in David Byar’s No Man’s Land. From […]

For what Canada lacks in fictional renderings of it’s people and places is more than made up for in our rich history of documentary filmmaking. From the prairie films of Manitoban farmer James Freer in the 1890s to the countless topical offerings available at dedicated festivals like Hot Docs in Toronto and DOXA in Vancouver […]

It was a good year for Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which wrapped up on Saturday. How good was it? It was so good that: Most film screenings at the Festival sold out in advance. They had to schedule an extra screening of The Infinite Happiness, by popular demand. (Happiness is, apparently, an apartment complex […]

(Via PRNewswire) Entries are being accepted for the 10th annual Air Canada enRoute Film Festival from now till May 31. The airline is looking for the best in short films by emerging Canadian filmmakers (students and recent grads), who have a chance at a cash prize and a chance to travel to the Berlin International […]

Tomorrowland – Directed by Brad Bird, Tomorrowland focuses on the bond between a man named Frank and an adventurous teen named Casey. The two share the same interest in a scientific discovery that leads them to a mysterious place known as Tomorrowland. Their discoveries cause the world and the two of them to change an […]